Comments on: Ellis on Women in Comics http://comicsworthreading.com/2006/01/30/ellis-on-women-in-comics/ Independent Opinions on Comics of All Kinds Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:32:14 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: David Oakes http://comicsworthreading.com/2006/01/30/ellis-on-women-in-comics/comment-page-1/#comment-731 David Oakes Mon, 30 Jan 2006 23:38:24 +0000 http://www.comicsworthreading.com/2006/01/30/ellis-on-women-in-comics/#comment-731 And people in positions of power often come off sounding like pompous gits, even when they are simply trying to explain the situation. (Which explains why there was rancor on the subject long before Manga was even a glimmer on the cultural horizon.) It's facile, and yes the exact balance of rancor will be informed by current cultrual trends, but in the end it is all "Us vs Them". But unlike "Coke vs Pepsi", the battle lines are drawn by biology, and the vast majority of the planet can't simply claim to be uninterested in the outcome. (OK, I admit it: Where's the righteous fury over Hermaphrodites in Comics, eh?) And people in positions of power often come off sounding like pompous gits, even when they are simply trying to explain the situation.

(Which explains why there was rancor on the subject long before Manga was even a glimmer on the cultural horizon.)

It’s facile, and yes the exact balance of rancor will be informed by current cultrual trends, but in the end it is all “Us vs Them”. But unlike “Coke vs Pepsi”, the battle lines are drawn by biology, and the vast majority of the planet can’t simply claim to be uninterested in the outcome.

(OK, I admit it: Where’s the righteous fury over Hermaphrodites in Comics, eh?)

]]> By: Joshua Macy http://comicsworthreading.com/2006/01/30/ellis-on-women-in-comics/comment-page-1/#comment-730 Joshua Macy Mon, 30 Jan 2006 22:16:24 +0000 http://www.comicsworthreading.com/2006/01/30/ellis-on-women-in-comics/#comment-730 I notice he mentioned Rachel Hartman, so good on him. I notice he mentioned Rachel Hartman, so good on him.

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